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James Earl Jones, voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, dies aged 93 | Ents & Arts News


Acting great James Earl Jones, who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, has died at the age of 93.

He was one of the few entertainers to have won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards).

Jones created such memorable film roles as the reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in “Field of Dreams,” the boxer Jack Johnson in the stage and screen hit “The Great White Hope,” the writer Alex Haley in “Roots: The Next Generation” and a South African minister in “Cry, the Beloved Country.”

He also appeared in Conan the Barbarian, played Eddie Murphy’s dad in Coming to America and starred in The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games.

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